Improvement in toys



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No. 205,461. Patented June 25,1878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ZUGKSOHWERDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOYS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,461, dated June25,1878; application filed May 14, 1878.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE ZUGKSGH- WERDT, of the city, county, andState of New York,'ha've invented a new and useful Improvementin Toys,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification,reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, in which-.

Figure 1 represents an end view of my building, partly in section. Fig.2 is a vertical cross-section thereof. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view,partly in section. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section.

. Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to produce a toy which can be cheaplymanufactured, and which, moreover, can be conveniently opened for theremoval of its contents.

It consists in the combination of a compound sheet-metal strip embodyingthe sides and the top and bottom of the toy wit-h sheet-metal endpieces-loosely attached to the edges of the compound strip, and a catchfor connectin g together the twoends of the compound strip, so

that,. while the end pieces are firmly held in place by the compoundstrip when its ends are connected together, they allow of spreading outthe strip, so as to lay bare the interior of the toy.

For the purpose of attaching the end pieces to'the edges of the compoundstrip, I provide the latter with grooves near its edges to receive theedges of the end pieces, while to 'form acatch for uniting the two endsof the compound strip I arrange the ends thereof to overlap each other,and form therein near its ends indentations fitting into each other.

In the drawing, the letterA designates a" sheet-metal strip, which formsthe sides and the top and bottom of my toy, and B B are its two .endpieces, also made of sheet metal,

one of these end pieces being provided with a slit, a, for theintroduction of a coin or other article. The strip A, as well as the endpieces B B, is cutout, and the. strip A is bent to the desired shape inany known Way, the ends of the strip A being arranged to overlap eachother. I

The edges of the strip A are bent to form grooves b of suitable form toreceive the edges of the end pieces B B, and near the overlapping end ofsaid strip are formed two (more or less) indentations, c, which are ofcorresponding shape, so as to fit into each other.

In putting together the parts of my toy, I'

adjust the end pieces B B so that they are opposite the grooves b, andthen force the ends ofthe strip A over each other, so as to spring theindentations 0 near one end of the strip into those near the other end,and thus connect the ends of the strip.

It will be seen that when the ends of the strip A are connected togetherthe end pieces B B are firmly held in place, while, when such ends aredisconnected, the strip is allowed to expand or be spread out for thepurpose of removing the contents. The grooves b constitute a facilemeans for attaohin g the end pieces B B to the strip A, while theindentations 0 form a simple and effective catch for connecting the endsof the strip, the whole toy be ing, moreover, finished without solder,whereby a great amount of labor is saved.

My toy can be made in the form of a safe or in any other form, such as adog-kennel, a guard-house. or any other building. I a

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, in a toy, of the compound sheet-metal strip A,embodying the sides and the top and bottom of the article, thesheet-metal end pieces B B, loosely attached to the edges of thecompound strip, and a catch for connecting together the ends of thecompound strip, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of the end pieces B B and the compound sheet-metalstrip A, having the grooves b to receive the edges of the end pieces,substantially as described.

3. The combination of the end pieces B B and the compound sheet-metalstrip A, having the grooves b and the indentations a, substantially asand for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 11th day of May, 1878.

GEORGE ZUOKSCHWERDT. [L. 3.]

